Hebrews 12:13

Galatians 6:1; Isaiah 35:3; Isaiah 35:6; Isaiah 35:8-10; Isaiah 40:3; Isaiah 40:4; Isaiah 42:16; Isaiah 58:12; Jeremiah 18:15; Jeremiah 31:8; Jeremiah 31:9; Jude 1:22; Jude 1:23; Luke 3:5; Proverbs 4:26; Proverbs 4:27

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And make straight paths for your feet - Margin, “even.” The word used here means properly straight, in the sense of upright, erect; Acts 14:10 ;...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And make (e) straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. (e) Keep a right course, a...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

With the example of Christ before them the readers are to show more constancy under their own sufferings. They are to think of Him whose life was so...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

straight . Greek. orthos. Only here and Acts 14:10 . paths . Greek. trochia. Only here. be turned out of the way . Greek. ektrepomai. See...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. And make straight paths, etc. He has been hitherto teaching us to lean on God’s consolations, so that we may be bold and strenuous in...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2336 AFFLICTIONS THE FRUIT OF GOD’S LOVE Hebrews 12:4-13 . Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin. And ye have for...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Make straight paths for your fe...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And make straight paths, &c.— Dr. Heylin paraphrases the verse thus: Make even paths for your feet, that the lame ancle may not be sprained, b...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. From Proverbs 4:26 , Se...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Contest. Endurance, Holiness, and Divine Communion proposed to the Sons of God Inspired by the example of those victorious heroes of faith who...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Straight paths ] better, 'even' or 'smooth paths,' containing no stumblingblocks that may injure the lame. The strong are to encourage the weak. Tu...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And make straight paths. — Quoted with some slight changes from the Greek translation of Proverbs 4:26 , “ponder” (or, more probably, make even )...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XIV. CONFLICT. "Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Endure Chastening; Seek Holiness Hebrews 12:9-17 If we are God's children, we will not look on suffering as a punishment. Chastening it may be,...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

After this rapid survey of the past, the writer makes his great appeal. It is that we "consider Him" who is "the Author and Perfecter of faith." The...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. (4) Ye have not yet resi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And make straight paths for your feet ,.... By "feet" are meant the walk and conversation of the saints, both in the church, and in the world, Song...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Ver. 13. Make straight path...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Wherefore Since afflictions are so beneficial; lift up the hands Whether your own or your brethren's; which hang down Unable to continue the co...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

How rightly now Chapter 12 admonishes the saints of God to act by faith; for where faith is in godly exer\-cise, every honorable and true responsibil...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Benefit of Afflictions; The Use of Afflictions; Cautions against Apostasy. A. D....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Make straight, smooth ways, such as have all stones of stumbling and rocks of offence removed, so as themselves may be set right in comfort, and duty...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees, and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Hebrews 12:9 . Father of spirits. —See Numbers 16:22 ; Numbers 27:16 ; Zechariah 12:1 . “The Creator of all spi...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Hebrews 12:3-13 I. Chastisement is sent by fatherly love. There, where we are most sensitive, God touches us. The thorn in the flesh is something...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

May the Spirit of God graciously instruct us while we read this chapter! You know that, in the eleventh chapter, the apostle has pictured the ancien...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Hebrews 12:1-2 . Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The apostle, having deserted the heroes of the faith, represents them as witnesses of the great race which Christians in all ages have to run. All th...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

After giving a long list of the heroes of faith, the apostle adds: Hebrews 12:1-3 . Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a c...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

l, 2. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so ea...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hebrews 12:1 . Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses. Confessors and martyrs of the ancient church are...
The Biblical Illustrator

Lift up the hands which hang down Christian compassion: The words of the text are taken from Isaiah 35:3-4 , and are addressed to the believin...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The object of God's chastening:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Another consideration of the...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And make straight paths both for your own and for their feet — Remove every hinderance, every offence. That the lame — They who are weak, scarce ab...

¹³ And make straightc paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.

Related Commentaries of Hebrews 12:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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